Improvement in mirror and picture-frames



To all whmit'it may. concern 1- y parte eran. y

WILLIAM MeeoIvNEtL', or cLAEIIsVILLE, NEW JERsEY. l

l f Letters Patent No. 104,617, :lated Tune 21,1870.

l l lIlVIliRO'V'IEiMIEIN'T IN MIRROR AND PICTURE-FRAMES.

i l The Schedule referredto in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe same,

`Clarksville,in the `county `of Hunterdon and State lof NewJersey, have invented `certain new and useful Improvements in Picture and Mirror-Frames;`and I do `hereby declare' that the following. is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had 'to thel i accompanying drawingsVformingpart of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked there- ;lhe objectllof my invention is to provide a ,mold` ing upon "picture ci" mirrorfframes, made of wood, by

a novel and peculiar :methodso asto `avoid abrupt changes of direction on the inside ofthe said molding,

y and to admitof its being more perfectly polished than ispracticableorpossible by the ordinary lnethod, while atthe Sametime it `may be readily cut or formed by machinery," Yand made ornamental without.

I additionallabor or expense. v

-'Ihe nature of my invention consists in dividing the molding of a frame, at `any given point, into two secf` tions or halves, either orlboth of `which, may be carried forward in either a straight line orcurve, and the other is made `to diverge therefrom and form a curve, arc, ellipse, or other curve, after which. thetwo sections are reunited and form a continuous molding,

:thus forming a solid figure in Ithe intervalbetween thepointof divergence and the point ot' reunion, by

whichmeans'cornersor abrupt changes,.of course, are

avoided onthe inside ofthe molding, anda more perfect polish ma T be given to the whole. l

To enable o hersskilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed todescribe it.`

` Figure I represents a plan viewof a portion of a frame made after myimproved method. l Figure II shows a transverse section of one side or rim ofthe same. i i. V Lettersl of likename and kind "indicate like parts in A representsthe frarnfe, which may be made of any of thew'ellknown woods generally used for making picture and mirror-frames, which are intended to be`v varnished, polished, or nishedin oil, and may be of any desired form` and, dimensions. I B shows avmolding upon the same, made or formed after mysimproved method; y

The inside section or half a of this molding is earried forward around ,the cornerl in any desired line 'o 'r curve parallel withl the inside lines of the frame, while straight line to the corner, and made to form a right angle,'or an arc, ellipse, or other curve, as seen at c,

where it forms a right. angle, after which itis made l to reunite with lthe section or half a, so as to form one continuous molding.

The space or interval between the 'point of divergence d and thc point of reunion e thus formsl a `solid ligure, j, by which means all corners or abrupt changes of direction on the inside of the molding arejavoided, and the frame is thus made capable 0f being more easily, readily, and perfectly polished.

It will be seen that my invention may also be employed in the construction of projecting ornaments 011 the top of Ithe frame, and also on 'the sides,` as read. ily and with the same results as in forming the corners, as above described; and likewise that the inter# val or space f forms a convenient ground or base on which to place carved'or molded ornaments.

The advantages of my invention are obvious, for the reason,V that all parts of a molding made after my improved method ,may be uniformly polished; also that it can vbe cnt bymachinery, which heretofore has never been accomplished, thus materially lessening the cost; likewise t at the frame can be put to- I v'gether in the rough be ore the moldings are formed,

by which meansit can be made very strong, while at the same time it adds greatly to the rich and 'massive appearance of the frame. l

rHaving thus described my invention, I may state l that Ido not claim hroadlytlie divrging of the in side and outside lines'qtfa frame, when the same is 4without a molding cut thereon; but

`or half `a .is carried forward around the crner, in a line or. curve -parallel with the inside lines of the frame, whilethe outer section or half is' carried forward in a straight line to the corner, where it is made to form a right angle, arc, ellipse, or other curve, the two sect-ions or halves a and b being afterward re- .united so as to form a continuons molding, asiherein -shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

WM. MCeoNNELn itnesses: AQUILA WINTEEMUTE,

JOHN MCHUGH. 

